Alarms
An alarm is a notification that something has happened within SP. An alarm occurs when a defined
device, such as a digital input changes to a state defined as the alarm state. For example, if a digital input
alarm state is defined as Open in the Active State, then an alarm occurs when the state changes to
Open. Alarms can also be used for nonmicro related events such as CCTV alarms. Most alarms are tied
to digital output points associated with devices such as switches and motion detectors.

Not all alarms will be present at the same time, and are determined by the boards installed in the

micro.

When you set up your micro, some alarms are automatically set up for you. The Alarm Form is used to
modify an alarm record. However, alarms for digital inputs must be set up manually using the Digital Input
Form.